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Distortion Meter and Audio Interconnect Tester
May 13, 2020 by Ed Simon

Distortion Meter and Audio Interconnect Tester

In this article for audioxpress, Ed Simon writes: "There seems to be controversy over what testing means in audio. Measuring a difference does not mean you can hear it. On the other hand, if my ears tell me there is a difference between two audio chains and I cannot measure it, that does not mean it is not there. Probably, I'm just using the wrong method to determine audio differences." And after trying to measure all sorts of things to compare which ones sounded fine - or not - he decided the next step would be to build a dedicated more sensitive measurement. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2009.
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A Solid-State Single-Ended Power Amp
February 23, 2017 by Ed Simon

A Solid-State Single-Ended Power Amp

In this simple amplifier project, Ed Simon describes a Class-A amplifier design that mainly intends to reproduce music with reinforced emotional expression. That's what you normally get with a quality design, but to achieve it, the author shares the complete concept, power requirements, circuit topology, construction and testing of this single-ended amp... in a solid-state design. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2006.
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